Dayan Surname

13,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Israel

Dayan Surname User-submission:

In Hebrew, a rabbinical judge.

Dayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey17,6051:4,420636
Israel8,5211:1,00459
Sri Lanka3,2161:6,470944
United States1,6601:218,34921,224
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Philippines1,0741:94,26316,397
France1,0561:62,9008,614
Indonesia7541:175,39716,972
India7181:1,068,33644,253
Pakistan6501:274,8375,971
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Brazil3641:588,11621,930
Argentina3531:121,08610,244
Canada2611:141,17114,531
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Mexico1761:705,26310,879
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Armenia1151:25,4801,597
Panama1111:35,2461,948
Mongolia1101:25,6842,691
Malaysia1061:278,24715,446
Liberia891:49,5344,428
England751:742,90741,196
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Australia341:793,99150,673
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Austria101:851,54467,454
China101:136,732,1577,199
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Congo91:554,34412,633
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Dayán (7) are calculated separately.

Dayan (48,029) may also be a first name.

Dayan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Hebrew, a rabbinical judge.

- alon_1973

Dayan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dayan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dayan (Arabic: دايّان, Bengali: দয়ান, Hindi: दयान, Marathi: दयान, Oriya: ଦୟାନ, Russian: Даян) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Dayán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,927th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 181,925 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Dayan reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 19,143rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 48,029 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 17,605 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 9 percent are found, Hakkari Province, where 9 percent are found and Sirnak Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 98 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent are found.

Dayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dayan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dayan surname grew 6,917 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Dayan last name are 42.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Dayan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.83% less than the national average, earning €17,467 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.06% more than the national average, earning R 489,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 52.73% more than the national average, earning $34,674,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $58,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dayán937/
Dayang915,048/
Dahyan91884/
Dayane91470/
Dhayan91173/
Dayhan9156/
Dayant9153/
Dayand9114/
Dayanh919/
Dauyan916/
Dayahn913/
Dayanq911/
Dayn89115/
Dayanne8355/
Dayannd8314/
Dahayan8313/
Dhayang835/
Dhayane832/
Dayangc832/
Dayhane831/
Dhahyan831/
Dayam808,204/
Dayon805,969/
Duyan805,612/
Diyan803,894/
Dajan801,760/
Deyan801,368/
Dayen801,134/
Daian80981/
Doyan80764/
Dayne80560/
Dayin80243/
Dayun80222/
Dyian80110/
Daain8064/
Dyjan8042/
Dyyan803/
Daynt801/
Daysn801/
Dayyn801/
Dayng801/
Dayanova771,621/
Dahian731,021/
Dayong73775/
Diyane73764/
Diyang73463/
Daiane73361/
Dayina73300/
Dayham73245/
Duyang73235/
Dioyan73182/
Dahjan73146/
Dayung73125/
Deyane73123/
Daying73110/
Daihan7398/
Dhaain7385/
Deyang7379/
Dayeng7362/
Deyant7362/
Dhuyan7346/
Dayoon7344/
Dhiyan7341/
Doyang7333/
Dhayam7330/
Duyann7329/
Dhajan7325/
Dayeen7319/
Dayhon7319/
Dooyan7316/
Deyhan7312/
Dahyon7311/
Dayene7310/
Deyahn7310/
Dauyon7310/
Dahyun739/
Duoyan738/
Deyanc738/
Daysin737/
Diyant737/
Douyan736/
Dhayne736/
Deyanh736/
Daiang736/
Dahaun736/
Dayion735/
Dayine735/
Dahyna735/
Dayind734/
Dayaum733/
Dayumn733/
Duyane733/
Dayoun733/
Dieyan733/
Daaind732/
Dhayen732/
Dahain732/
Deeyan732/
Doyane732/
Dayonn732/
Dayien732/
Dayhen731/
Dajahn731/
Dayhin731/
Daytin731/
Doyant731/
Daysen731/
Dayneh731/
Dauyen731/
Dayyng731/
Daawen731/
Doyanc731/
Dehyan731/
Daynne731/
Dayond731/
Dayonq731/
Dayosn731/
Daiyna731/
Daajan731/
Dgayon731/
Dhyian731/
Dai'an731/
Dijyan731/
Dyiane731/
Doyhan731/
Deyann731/
Dayune731/
Dayend731/
Dautyn731/
Dhayun731/
Hdajan731/
Dahyen730/
Dayten730/
Dean67256,722/
Dain675,222/
Daun674,412/
Daen673,876/
Duyn67601/
Dhahian67553/
Deyn67244/
Dyen67199/
Daynova6775/
Daajneh6743/
Douyang6730/
Doyn6724/
Deyanne6724/
Daggian6721/
Daym6716/
Daianne6714/
Dahainh679/
Dayoung678/
Daychen677/
Déan676/
Daysing674/
Hdiyane674/
Dahaven673/
Dajn673/
Daychin672/
Daajene671/
Deeyang671/
Daythyn671/
Dayoune671/
Diyanne671/
Dayã671/
Dayenne671/
Dayhoun671/
Dahianh671/
Daihane671/
D'Ayong671/
Dihyang671/
Duyanne671/
Hdahyna671/

Dayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dayan in the Oriya language
ଦୟାନdayana88.89
ଦୟାନ୍dayan7.67
ଡାୟାନdayana0.79
ଦୟାଣdayana0.53
ଦାୟାନdayana0.53
ଡୟdaya0.53
ଦୟନdayana0.26
ଡାୟଁାdayama0.26
ଡୟନdayana0.26
Dayan in the Hindi language
दयानdayana78.52
दयांdayam6.71
दयनdayana6.04
दायांdayam3.36
दायनdayana2.68
दायणdayana0.67
डायनdayana0.67
Dayan in the Marathi language
दयानdayana55.67
दयनdayana20.62
डायनdayana10.31
दायनdayana4.12
दयानाहdayanaha2.06
दादनdadana2.06
अपणapana1.03
डायानdayana1.03
Dayan in the Bengali language
দয়ানdayana50
দয়নdayana50
Dayan in the Russian language
Даянdaan-
Dayan in the Arabic language
دايّانdayan-
دايانdayan-

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